melissa
@coffeeandcommas.bsky.social
my dog is sleep growling snuggled on my lap and it is the best cutest thing
December 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
my dog is sleep growling snuggled on my lap and it is the best cutest thing
is there a german word for “insomnia after a dinner with a parent and their spouse, where their spouse is in your house for the first time”
December 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM
is there a german word for “insomnia after a dinner with a parent and their spouse, where their spouse is in your house for the first time”
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Still Life with Chocolate Pot, 1900
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15013
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15013
December 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Still Life with Chocolate Pot, 1900
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15013
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15013
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
i miss my mom and grandma and thanksgivings at the cape. grateful for a lot, and also in a Holiday Mood Place. both/and.
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
i miss my mom and grandma and thanksgivings at the cape. grateful for a lot, and also in a Holiday Mood Place. both/and.
i am so late getting up this morning, but there is a dog asleep snoring on my shoulder, so
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
i am so late getting up this morning, but there is a dog asleep snoring on my shoulder, so
so the silver lining about being emotionally wonky this week is that i have learned i’m able to stop doomscrolling. and a silver lining to the silver lining is that when i’m not using all my brain space reading about who knows what, i actually text my friends. funny how that works.
September 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
so the silver lining about being emotionally wonky this week is that i have learned i’m able to stop doomscrolling. and a silver lining to the silver lining is that when i’m not using all my brain space reading about who knows what, i actually text my friends. funny how that works.
v excited for this match // also, mental health care & prioritizing mental health care is so important.
Naomi Osaka and Amanda Anisimova will face off in the U.S. Open semifinals on Thursday. Both players have been climbing up the rankings after taking mental health breaks from the sport.
A clash of the comebacks: Osaka and Anisimova face off in the U.S. Open semifinals
Naomi Osaka and Amanda Anisimova will face off in the U.S. Open semifinals on Thursday. Both players have been climbing up the rankings after taking mental health breaks from the sport.
n.pr
September 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
v excited for this match // also, mental health care & prioritizing mental health care is so important.
dealing with family logistics and catching only tidbits of the news the last week really has been jarring. it feels insane to be stressing about v important personal things when the news/world is all the news/world is right now. doing okay but also screaming into the void occasionally, as one does.
September 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
dealing with family logistics and catching only tidbits of the news the last week really has been jarring. it feels insane to be stressing about v important personal things when the news/world is all the news/world is right now. doing okay but also screaming into the void occasionally, as one does.
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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
forever trying again / failing constantly, but upward.
In a new book, writer Suleika Jaouad explains why journaling is a form of alchemy — and offers tips on how to reignite your practice if you're feeling stuck, bored or uninspired by your own writing.
The transformative power of keeping a daily journal
In a new book, writer Suleika Jaouad explains why journaling is a form of alchemy — and offers tips on how to reignite your practice if you're feeling stuck, bored or uninspired by your own writing.
n.pr
August 4, 2025 at 6:41 AM
forever trying again / failing constantly, but upward.
the air in california right now is fine and this is fucking with me, too.
Health officials from Minnesota to Maine have issued alerts warning of poor air quality from wildfires burning in Canada. People are advised to limit outdoor exposure.
Canada wildfires cause poor air quality in the midwest and northeast U.S.
Health officials from Minnesota to Maine have issued alerts warning of poor air quality from wildfires burning in Canada. People are advised to limit outdoor exposure.
n.pr
August 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
the air in california right now is fine and this is fucking with me, too.
just shouting into the void that someone i’m close to started hospice, and i’m trying to figure out last minute flights later this week, and everything feels heavy and sad and i am fighting the urge to text every other person close to me and just say that i’m sad.
August 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
just shouting into the void that someone i’m close to started hospice, and i’m trying to figure out last minute flights later this week, and everything feels heavy and sad and i am fighting the urge to text every other person close to me and just say that i’m sad.
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Paul Signac, Setting Sun. Sardine Fishing. Adagio. Opus 221 from the series The Sea, The Boats, Concarneau, 1891 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135650
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135650
July 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Paul Signac, Setting Sun. Sardine Fishing. Adagio. Opus 221 from the series The Sea, The Boats, Concarneau, 1891 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135650
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135650
file under: things to watch.
It's natural to feel some skepticism when a celebrity makes a documentary about their own family. But Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay' tells a story that is both effective and empathetic.
Mariska Hargitay walks a fine line in 'My Mom Jayne'
It's natural to feel some skepticism when a celebrity makes a documentary about their own family. But Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay' tells a story that is both effective and empathetic.
n.pr
July 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
file under: things to watch.
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The Atlantic should be ashamed of publishing this nightmare piece from Liz Bruenig, whose callous dismissal of Adriana Smith's dignity is one of the most shocking things I've ever read.
June 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Atlantic should be ashamed of publishing this nightmare piece from Liz Bruenig, whose callous dismissal of Adriana Smith's dignity is one of the most shocking things I've ever read.
massachusetts feel like california sometimes. the higher layer smoke makes the sunlight a pretty color, at least.
Smoky skies expected over New England tonight and tomorrow. A thicker plume from the wildfires burning in Canada 🔥
June 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
massachusetts feel like california sometimes. the higher layer smoke makes the sunlight a pretty color, at least.
…”amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated” is quite the factual statement as call out. isn’t the world fun.
A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated.
Doctors urged to treat pain for IUD insertion and other procedures
A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
…”amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated” is quite the factual statement as call out. isn’t the world fun.
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If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.
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Stop calling A.I. slop “art” and real human-created works “content”
May 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Stop calling A.I. slop “art” and real human-created works “content”
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Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back. - The New York Times
Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.
The Agriculture Department pledged to restore online climate information that farmers said helped them do business, but which officials had deleted.
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back. - The New York Times
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"Pg. 72: In a world of apocalyptic warfare, drone massacres, and nuclear devastation, there is no market for Lisa Frank–inspired iPhone cases. Your microbusiness fails."
Choose Your Own Adventure (Endings Only)
Pg. 49: Your ox dies from dysentery. Two days later, you die from grief. Pg. 72: In a world of apocalyptic warfare, drone massacres, and nuclear de...
buff.ly
May 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Pg. 72: In a world of apocalyptic warfare, drone massacres, and nuclear devastation, there is no market for Lisa Frank–inspired iPhone cases. Your microbusiness fails."
yesterday in things i missed witnessing live by a v small amount of time
Great work by a team with @ifawglobal.bsky.social from Cape Cod rescuing 2 stranded porpoises from the North River tonight.
📍 Salem, MA
📍 Salem, MA
May 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
yesterday in things i missed witnessing live by a v small amount of time
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Say it after me: Chat GPT is not a search engine. It does not scan the web for information, it just generates statistically likely sentences. You cannot use it a search engine, or as a substitute for searching.
Now. Please never use an LLM for information searches ever again.
Now. Please never use an LLM for information searches ever again.
April 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Say it after me: Chat GPT is not a search engine. It does not scan the web for information, it just generates statistically likely sentences. You cannot use it a search engine, or as a substitute for searching.
Now. Please never use an LLM for information searches ever again.
Now. Please never use an LLM for information searches ever again.
maybe turning into a crazy craft lady. currently have two sewing projects and three knitting projects. and also reading three books at the same time, which is not usually my jam. (read a news article, read another news article, pick up a stress-relief thing, repeat, etc.)
April 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM
maybe turning into a crazy craft lady. currently have two sewing projects and three knitting projects. and also reading three books at the same time, which is not usually my jam. (read a news article, read another news article, pick up a stress-relief thing, repeat, etc.)